Detective Using Facebook To Catch Criminals

(Memphis) There are tens of thousands of arrest warrants out in Shelby County.

The Sheriff’s office believes social media sites like Facebook and Twitter are making it harder to fall off the grid, and they plan on taking advantage of it.

The sheriff’s office is hoping to make several arrests by posting mug shots and warrants to its Facebook page, hoping someone will know them and call in.

“There’s a lot of pressure put on you when your picture is on the most popular social networking sites in the world. That automatically prompts a phone call from a friend or acquaintance,” said Chip Washington with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.